Compensation boost for accident victims – The Times
“The Court of Appeal has ruled that payments towards the hiring of carers should rise in line with care workers’ salaries.”
The Times, 17th January 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Call to ban ‘suicide chatrooms’ – BBC News
“The father of an 18-year-old man who accessed ‘suicide chatrooms’ on the internet before killing himself, has called for a law to close them down.”
BBC News, 18th January 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Law change threat to stop binge drinking – Daily Telegraph
“Ministers are threatening to change the law to stop supermarkets advertising beer and wine at bargain prices in a bid to tackle the epidemic of binge drinking sweeping Britain.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th January 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
UK banks defend ‘rip-off’ overdraft charges – The Times
“A High Court test case that could shape the future of the UK retail banking industry finally got under way today when lawyers for eight of Britain’s leading banks began defending allegations of charging ‘rip-off’ fees.”
The Times, 17th January 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Diana’s inquest: is it money well spent? – The Times
“Despite all the flak the coroner chairing the inquest of the late Princess of Wales and Dodi Fayed is making the best of a difficult job.”
The Times, 17th January 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Human-animal embryos get the go-ahead – The Guardian
“British scientists will try to create human-animal embryos for the first time after receiving the go-ahead from the government’s fertility regulator yesterday. The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority said it had offered year-long licences to two teams of scientists that hope to use the embryos to study stem cells, the body’s master cells that have the potential to form any tissue or organ.”
The Guardian, 18th January 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Released paedophile is arrested – BBC News
“A wanted paedophile who was mistakenly released by a police force has been arrested in Sussex.”
BBC News, 17th January 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Government stands by its 42-day limit for locking up terror suspects – The Independent
“Gordon Brown has brushed aside a chorus of protest to press ahead with plans to allow terror suspects to be locked up without charge for up to 42 days, leaked documents obtained by The Independent show. The Prime Minister’s refusal to compromise leaves the Home Secretary facing a desperate struggle to avert Mr Brown’s first Commons defeat. Up to 40 Labour MPs have vowed to oppose any extension of the current 28-day limit, already the longest in the Western world.”
The Independent, 18th January 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Straw supports the courts after bail row over Newlove murderer – The Times
“Jack Straw came to the defence of judges and magistrates faced with controversial bail decisions last night, as it emerged that a teenager who killed Garry Newlove had been bailed ten hours earlier.”
The Times, 18th January 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Corrupt MoD official can keep £1.5m – The Guardian
“A corrupt civil servant behind one of the biggest frauds in Whitehall history has managed to avoid paying anything towards a £1.5m confiscation order because the Crown Prosecution Service delayed enforcing it for 11 years, the Guardian has learned.”
The Guardian, 18th January 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Firm bills council over high website traffic – OUT-LAW.com
“A software firm has unsuccessfully billed a local authority £10,000 after its website received lots of traffic from the council. The bill was based on a claim that Derby Council staff were using a free web tool for work purposes.”
OUT-LAW.com, 17th January 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
Welsh smacking ban is ruled out – BBC News
“Wales will not have the power to introduce its own smacking ban, the assembly government has been told.”
BBC News, 17th January 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Carphone Warehouse broke Data Protection Act, says ICO – OUT-LAW.com
“The Carphone Warehouse allowed customers to view other people’s account details, passed inaccurate information on to debt collectors and opened accounts in the wrong name, according to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).”
OUT-LAW.com, 17th January 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
MoD offers nerve gas veterans £3m and an apology – The Guardian
“The Ministry of Defence is to offer compensation and an apology to the Porton Down victims of secret chemical testing, it was reported today.”
The Guardian, 17th January 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Homepace Ltd v Sita South East Ltd [2008] EWCA Civ 1 (15 January 2008)
JFM v Neath Port Talbot Borough Council & Ors [2008] EWCA Civ 3 (15 January 2008)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Bogdal (Aka Marjan Tadeusz) v R [2008] EWCA Crim 1 (16 January 2008)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Midill (97pl) Ltd v Park Lane Estates Ltd & Anor [2008] EWHC 18 (Ch) (16 January 2008)
HM Revenue & Customs v Weald Leasing Ltd [2008] EWHC 30 (Ch) (16 January 2008)
Turner & Anor v Pryce & Ors [2008] EWHC B1 (Ch) (09 January 2008)
Jackson v J H Watson Property Investment Ltd [2008] EWHC 14 (Ch) (7 January 2008)
Source: www.bailii.org
Recent Statutory Instruments – OPSI
The Infant Formula and Follow-on Formula (Wales) Regulations 2007
The Criminal Defence Service (Very High Cost Cases) Regulations 2008
The Armed Forces and Reserve Forces (Compensation Scheme) (Amendment) Order 2008
The Textile Products (Determination of Composition) Regulations 2008
The Textile Products (Indications of Fibre Content) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
The Industrial Training Levy (Engineering Construction Industry Training Board) Order 2008
The Industrial Training Levy (Construction Industry Training Board) Order 2008
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
Ministers ditch the phrase ‘war on terror’ – Daily Telegraph
“Ministers have dropped the term ‘war on terror’ and will refer to jihadis as ‘criminals’ in an attempt to stop glorifying acts of terrorism.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th January 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Smith targets internet extremism – BBC News
“The home secretary is to outline plans to target websites promoting extremism, as part of efforts to stop people being drawn towards radical groups.”
BBC News, 17th January 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Organ supply ‘can be boosted without new law’ – The Times
“Greater effort and more money could increase organ transplants by 50 per cent without a change in the law, a task force set up by the Government says.”
The Times, 17th January 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Lesbian soldier Kerry Fletcher wins case – Daily Telegraph
“A lesbian soldier who endured lewd sexual innuendo from a senior staff sergeant who claimed he could ‘turn her straight’ could win compensation of more than £400,000, after winning her case against the Ministry of Defence.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th January 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
